Mumpitz

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German

Etymology

Since the middle of the 19th century, first emerging in Berlin bourses, from earlier Mummelputz (“scarecrow, scary hooded figure”), equivalent to mummen (“to masquerade”) + Butz (“goblin”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊmpɪt͡s/
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  • Hyphenation: Mum‧pitz

Noun

Mumpitz m (strong, genitive Mumpitzes or Mumpitz, no plural)

  1. (informal) nonsense, bullshit (something wrong or unimportant)
    • 2022 February 9, Kevin Kühnert, quotee, “Ukraine-Konflikt: SPD-Spitze auf Distanz zu Schröder”, in Süddeutsche Zeitung‎:
      Der Vorwurf des Säbelrasselns an die Ukraine ist eine offenkundige Verdrehung der Tatsachen und, mit Verlaub, einfach Mumpitz.
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Declension

Declension of Mumpitz
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Mumpitz
genitive eines des Mumpitzes, Mumpitz
dative einem dem Mumpitz
accusative einen den Mumpitz

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